Modern Vim

Tip 2

Switching to Neovim

Neovim can be used as a drop-in replacement for Vim. In this tip, you’ll find out how to install Neovim on Debian and macOS, and how to make Neovim use your existing vimrc and Vim plugins. If you want to install Neovim on another system, Neovim’s wiki contains comprehensive installation instructions for many systems.^[10]

The Origins of Neovim

In 2014, when version 7.4 of Vim was current, Thiago de Arruda submitted a patch that introduced multi-threading capabilities to Vim. The patch wasn’t accepted, and he didn’t receive any feedback to suggest why the contribution was rejected. In response, Thiago created a fork of ...